Amorous affair: COAS orders release of detained female soldier
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya has ordered immediate release of a detained female soldier, Pte. Hannah Sofiat A. Sofiat had accepted a marriage proposal from a male corps member at the National Youth Service Corps Orientation Camp in Yikpata, Kwara State. A reliable source at Army Headquarters told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday that...
2022: Fayemi signs N100.7bn Appropriation law
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State on Friday signed the 2022 Appropriation of N100,753,993,241.60 into law with a promise to complete all ongoing legacy projects and consolidate on other achievements recorded in the past three years. The 2022 Appropriation, christened “Budget of Legacy and Consolidation”, was presented to the Governor by the Speaker of the Ekiti State House of Assembly,...
Electoral Amendment: There’s no collection of signatures to veto Buhari – Gbajabiamila
The National Assembly has dismissed media reports that members of the two chambers of the assembly had commenced collection of signatures to counter President Muhammadu Buhari’s refusal to assent the electoral amendment bill. The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, made this known when he fielded questions from State House correspondents after a closed-door meeting with President Buhari...
FG: Abuja is safe, secured from terrorists’ attacks
The Federal Government has described as false and untrue, media reports that there are threats of possible attack on Abuja. Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this when he briefed State House correspondents on the outcome of the emergency meeting of the National Security Council, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday in Abuja. According to the minister, Abuja is...
Huawei rated as sole leader in 5G competitive landscape assessment
Huawei's 5G Core portfolio has been rated as the "leader" among all the 5G core products from the world's mainstream telecom equipment vendors by GlobalData in its recently released report entitled 5G Mobile Core: Competitive Landscape Assessment. GlobalData is a world-renowned data analytics and consulting company in the ICT industry. It provides expertise on market research and predictions in addition...
Buhari: I pray my successor’ll secure Nigeria, build the economy
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Maiduguri, Borno State, prayed that the person that will take over from him in 2023 will follow the targets of securing the country and building the economy. He said his administration will keep giving its best for the development of the country until May 2023. The President spoke after the commissioning of Oriental Energies Resource...
Profit taking persists on NGX, market capitalisation dropped by N7bn
Trading on the nation’s bourse remained bearish on Thursday with the market capitalisation dropping further by N7 billion on sustained profit taking. Specifically, the market capitalisation lost N7 billion or 0.03 per cent to close at N22.043 trillion from N22.050 trillion posted on Wednesday. Also, the All-Share Index which opened at 42,244.22 dipped 13.74 points or 0.03 per cent to close...
Ekiti 2022: Bamidele expresses optimism of transparent process
An All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Ekiti, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, has expressed confidence that neither Governor Kayode Fayemi nor the party leadership would impose any candidate during the 2022 primary. Bamidele stated this on Thursday while formally declaring his interest in the 2022 governorship on the platform of APC at the party’s Secretariat in Ado-Ekiti. The APC aspirant described himself...
Osinbajo is best person to lead Nigeria in 2023 – Babangida
Former military president, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, has declared that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the best person to lead Nigeria in 2023. Babangida expressed the view on Thursday while receiving the Osibanjo Grassroot Organisation at his Hill Top residence in Minna, the Niger capital. He urged Osinbajo to remain focused and resilient. “Osinbajo has great passion for Nigeria, he is one that...
Buni signs Yobe’s N163.9bn 2022 budget into law
Governor Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State on Thursday signed the state N163.9 billion 2022 budget into law. Speaking at the ceremony in Damaturu, Buni commended the state House of Assembly for the accelerated passage to the budget, presented on Nov. 11. He, however, noted that the House slashed the figure from N164 billion to N163.9 billion. The governor said with the...
